We’re hiring! We’re looking for somebody with strong communication and organization skills to provide administrative support to a number of key areas, including sales and marketing, bookkeeping, and office operations. Check out the job description and please pass this along to anybody you think might be a good fit.
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 10 March 2010 | No Comments »
Benson Shavey is the most recent addition to X-BAR– joining the team in December as a System and Network Engineer.
Benson has an unusual trait for a system and network engineer: he likes to talk about technology in a way that people actually comprehend. “I always try to have conversations that anyone from a beginner to [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 4 March 2010 | No Comments »
Amanda Rankin joined our team in the fall of 2008 as a part-time project manager. We quickly learned that project management was just one of her many strengths that the she’s a joiner at heart – so we quickly put her to work in a number of other capacities. This past fall we promoted her [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 2 March 2010 | No Comments »
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Auburn Mountainview High School DECA students to host Entrepreneurship Exposition
November 10, 2009
On Saturday, November 21, Auburn Mountainview High School DECA students Heather Odell and Nichola Usher are hosting the first annual Entrepreneurship Exposition from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Auburn Mountainview High School, 28900 124th Avenue SE, Auburn. The event is free [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in Small Business, X-BAR News on 14 November 2009 | No Comments »
Want to know what all the buzz is about? Be the first to see how Windows 7 can simplify your PC and your life. After years in the making Microsoft is proud to launch their new operating system, Windows 7.
Come get a firsthand look at Windows 7 at October’s Technology Thursdays. Join X-BAR, the Greater [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in Small Business, Technology, X-BAR News on 9 October 2009 | No Comments »
We are excited to announce that we have achieved Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status, which represent the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies.
Becoming a Gold Certified Partner represents an important milestone for our growth as an IT services company and earning this designation required us to demonstrate expertise and success in a [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 7 October 2009 | No Comments »
We received an unexpected call last week from the City letting us know we’ve been selected to receive the Mayor’s Small Business award this year.
For the past 25 years, the awards program has recognized businesses for their contribution to the city’s economic vitality and quality of life. Each year, ten companies are selected on the [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 5 October 2009 | No Comments »
Powerit Solutions provides intelligent energy management systems for industrial and commercial applications. Their hardware/software technology, Spara EMS, helps customers manage their energy usage, reduce their power demand, and realize significant energy cost savings without compromising production, safety, quality or comfort. Headquartered just down the street from us in Pioneer Square and with offices throughout the [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 4 September 2009 | No Comments »
Thank you to all who braved the Pioneer Square traffic to join us for our 7th anniversary party last week. We celebrated with friends, clients, and colleagues in French style – complete with wine and hors d’œuvres, fake mustaches, and a magician-mime. Check out photos from the party on Facebook.
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 1 September 2009 | 2 Comments »
This summer marks another year in the life of X-BAR and we want to celebrate it with all our amazing friends, clients, and colleagues who have helped X-BAR thrive these past seven years.
Stop by our office this Thursday, August 20th, and join us as we celebrate our 7th anniversary in French style. The party will [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 17 August 2009 | No Comments »
For a long time we’ve said that we have some of the best and most interesting clients of any IT services company around. That’s why we’d like to spotlight the positive work our clients are doing. If you have a particular project, promotion, or noteworthy accomplishment you’d like to share, please email # so we [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 31 July 2009 | No Comments »
It’s true – we’re looking to grow our business and we’ve found that our best new clients almost always come from our best existing clients. So, for every client you refer to X-BAR that either signs a one-year support agreement or hires us to provide IT consulting or technology implementation services, we’ll send you $250 [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 30 July 2009 | No Comments »
Please join us on Thursday, August 20 to celebrate the completion of our 7th year in business. We’re working on the celebration details and plan to send them out next week.
Posted by Brad Benner in X-BAR News on 28 July 2009 | No Comments »
This summer marks our 7th year of business!
We started way back in 2002 when there wasn’t even a ‘we’ in sight, subletting a desk from an interior design firm at the Northwest Work Lofts. The design company would close just nine months later, which provided a gentle nudge towards establishing our first office across the [...]
Posted by Brad Benner in Managed Services, X-BAR News on 27 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
You can use this form to download the PowerPoint slide deck from the How to effectively hire an IT company presentation I gave as part of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce’s Technology Thursday series, in partnership with Microsoft, on Thursday, April 16, 2009.
Posted by Brad Benner in Small Business, Technology, X-BAR News on 28 April 2009 | No Comments »